Fame is the penalty of success. Jealousy is the penalty of fame.
SIVANANDAThe inward battle–against our mind, our wounds, and the residues of the past–is more terrible than outward battle.
More Sivananda Quotes
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The mind is responsible for the feelings of pleasure and pain. Control of the mind is the highest Yoga.
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Desire is poverty. Desire is the greatest impurity of the mind. Desire is the motive force for action. Desire in the mind is the real impurity. Even a spark of desire is a very great evil.
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The secret of life is not enjoyment but education through experience.
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To make the mind obey you is a spiritual discipline.
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The real spiritual progress of the aspirant is measured by the extent to which he achieves inner tranquility.
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Life is short. Time is fleeting. Realize the Self. Purity of the heart is the gateway to God. Aspire. Renounce. Meditate. Be good; do good. Be kind; be compassionate. Inquire, know Thyself.
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Don’t fear the darkness if you carry the light within.
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Eradicate self-justification. Then alone can you annihilate your ego.
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The mind is a product of experience. It is the result of past thinking and is modified by present thinking.
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The secret of life is in love the love of God and the service of humanity.
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A purified mind can grasp anything. It can dive deep into the subtlest subject and understand even transcendental things.
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Crave for a thing, you will get it. Renounce the craving, the object will follow you by itself.
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Faith induces one to pray.Prayer purifies the heart.In the purified heart is reflected the light of Lord.When the Light sighns the mortal becomes immortal.
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Be humble as the blade of grass that is being trodden underneath the feet. The little ant tastes joyously the sweetness of honey and sugar. The mighty elephant trembles in pain under the agony of sharp god.
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Terrible is the fight put up by the senses. Fight bravely! Conquer them you must.
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